Wow, what a brilliant reply. This is all stuff that really will come in useful and I really can use. Thank you so much! I am very appreciative that you've put so much time into a reply!
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Originally Posted by therealbigd  honest opinion? for the kitchen, get a sink, a kettle, a fridge / freezer and a microwave. Anything more, and a drunk bunch of idiots known as a band will likely burn the place down. |
Noted! Well yes, there are the worries of giving deadheads more things to break lol. Mind you, keeping in mind that this is a low budget project, the living are won't have much more than you've mentioned anyways. It will be basic, but practical. I don't see the need for much more than you've stated. So I'm definitely with you on that one.
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Originally Posted by therealbigd You really need to make a double door. (not double doors like you get on big buildings. Like, one leading to another). A single door will have little effect, unless it's a GBFO studio door that looks like it came off a nuclear bunker. And will eat your £3k budget by itself. If the wall size means you can only fit one door onto, you may wish to think about building a second wall over the top of it (probably in live room side). You can do this by building a wooden frame and filling the cavity with dense rock wool (will add to isolation properties). What you put over the top is basically dependent on what you want the room in question to sound like. If it's in the live room side, and you want a lively sound, you might want to consider plasterboard or laminate wood. If you want a dead sound, you might want to consider a fabric cover, to allow the rockwool to absorb sound rather than reflecting it. |
I am actually uploading pics of the area after this post so you will see what I mean about layout and where the doors have to go. Yea, as I suspected, a proper purpose made single door would cost a fortune in itself. I am worried about this part, if I don't get the door between the live room and the control room right, it will make the whole thing unworkable. I have a whole load of rock wool and insulation that might come in useful for your other ideas. Also, I have quite a lot of masonite panelling that could be put to use.
Also, thanks very much for the info on ceiling heights. I guess that is something I am going to have to put a lot of thought into. I personally like a breathy rock sound - but considering I want to cater for all music types, that sound won't always be suitable. Maybe I need to look for what is the best option for a middle ground. Not too airy, not too dead. I'll have to look into this one a lot more.
Luckily, like you stated, I DO have a lot of relatives or friends who work in various trades. As well as this, myself and my father plan to do as much of the work as physically possible by ourselves. This should hopefully cut down on the costs quite substantially.
I got sketch-up but so far I do not have a clue how to get my head around it. However, I still have a mountain of things to think about - my head is a little fried with all this happening so suddenly. Within this last few days I am over coming initial fears and thinking about going ahead with this whole build project as it seems to be having more pros than cons. I am sure the more I become committed to choosing this option the more I will be working with serious planning ideas and I presume with all that my knowledge of Sketch Up will become better and I'll get some plans uploaded for everyone to see.
For now, old school drawn plans done by my father in the office will have to do - I'll scan the first ideas when we work ideas out.
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Originally Posted by therealbigd By the way, I see you're in Ireland. Is that NI (based on your price being in pounds?)?? It's not a difficult journey for me to get over there, I'd happily fly over for a few days if you want a hand or just take a look at the place and come up with some ideas? Just drop me a PM. |
Yes, I am in Northern Ireland. This is a shockingly generous offer! But I really wouldn't put you out of your way so much over this. Although I must say, so far, your contributions have been highly valuable to me. I've really appreciated the help. As for seeing the place, don't worry about it, I will post photos of the old barn next. But hey, the thought didn't go unnoticed, thank you very much for even considering such a massive helping hand, you've already done more than enough!
Oh yes, and I guess its only polite to say thank you to Toma28 lol. Erm... you kind of scare me man, but at least you were trying to help haha. Perhaps english isn't your first language... at least I hope thats what the deal is there!
Many thanks to all who have viewed. I am not used to making such big decisions so it is really re-assuring to have help at hand and people to help me put such a project into a do-able perspective.
Thanks! !